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Small City Apartment

Mission: Organization : Episode MSO-303 -- More Projects » (Continued from Page 1)
His steps for getting Amy organized include the following:

  • Sort like things together--separate piles for bath, table and bed linens, making like-piles for desk items and kitchen items.

  • Place items in see-through plastic bags to identify different groups of things and to see how much needs to be stored

  • Eliminate large furniture pieces.

  • Create an "outbox" of things removed from the space that are under consideration for return (not thrown away quite yet!)
Here are the results:
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A white coat of paint on the floor brightens the living room. A new desk chair and organized paperwork help streamline the desk, while the recovered chair creates a seating area to the side.
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After moving some furniture around, the bed area has real presence. The "bed" is not only for sleeping, but it is also great as a couch and banquette for the dining table, which uses two chairs on the other side.
Other changes to the sitting area (far right in above left photo) include fresh paint on the two flat panels by the bookcases and new artwork on the wall.
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New lights and a white canvas curtain instead of a door lighten the closet, which has clothing organized by frequency of use. The linen closet uses labeled boxes to create order from former chaos.
Resources
organizing and storage supplies
The Container Store
Website: www.containerstore.com
Guests
Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
Professional Organizer, Apartment Therapy
Website: www.apartmenttherapy.com
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